Sasa wewe ndio umechanganyikiwa. Kazi ya polici ni ku defend mwananchi against any threat, iwe mwizi wa ngombe ama shabab in the country. Ya army ni kulinda nchi against external threats until they are authorized to do otherwise by the commander in chief and national assembly

both you guys are right in some sense... AlshaShutup is technically a 'non-nation/state actor'.

Sasa wewe ndio umechanganyikiwa. Kazi ya polici ni ku defend mwananchi against any threat, iwe mwizi wa ngombe ama shabab in the country. Ya army ni kulinda nchi against external threats until they are authorized to do otherwise by the commander in chief and national assembly

both you guys are right in some sense... AlshaShutup is technically a 'non-nation/state actor'.

"That is what they signed for" is such a tired line. "They are trained to work in hardship areas bla bla bla.". That is like driving your car totally drunk and with no headlights and when you are asked you say "That is why I 'signed for' the insurance".

The training is done so that in the unlikely/unfortunate event, circumstances force you to be in such an environment (like you are ambushed and get separated from your team) you can survive till help arrives. It is not the work of the government to artificially make conditions as bad as possible because "you were trained". This is not a joke, training or attachment. These people are fighting armed militia. You have to do as much as possible to make sure they have as much advantage over the enemy as possible. Ati the police should walk for 2 kilometres to go fetch water in the same water hole the Al Shabaab are fetching theirs because they are trained! Nonsense!!!

In countries like the US and Israel (which of course we are thousands of years behind because of the mediocrity of the people we put in sensitive jobs), the police, armed forces etc. are trained far much better than their Kenyan counterparts - there is even no comparison. BUT the governments don't stop there, these officers are given unparalleled support - logistics, equipment etc.

I remember the officers who trekked for kilometres looking for cattle rustlers. Tired and hungry, they were ambushed! Most were killed but some survived. They radioed for help. None arrived! The bandits left came back the next day - never mind the officer had radioed for help the previous day - and killed some more!!! Some of the injured were eaten alive by hyenas while still alive up to three days later. Is this the kind of bullshit people are saying "They were trained", "They signed for it" bla bla bla????